Esteemed monks,
I am deploying an Perl/Tk application (currently using 32-bit Strawberry Perl 5.32.1.1 with a self built Tk module installed locally in directory Tk). The Perl itself is excluded and has to be installed independently.

Now I am planning to upgrade to 64-bit Strawberry Perl 5.38.0.1, which means to compile Tk for 64-bit. The compilation was possible after applying a patch to the Tk sources (https://github.com/chrstphrchvz/perl-tk/commit/0cc1fd7c599fc6b7050fcd7442f10824b032c462.patch).

Now, that i am prepared to integrate the new versions, I am wondering, if it might be possible to have both variants (32-bit and 64-bit) of the Tk module installed together. That would have the advantage, that the application would work with the old 32-bit Perl and also with the new 64-bit Perl. This fallback would give my clients more time to migrate to the new Perl version.

As far as I understand it the compiled module parts reside in the directory auto/Tk (which complements the Tk directory). If I would put my 64-bit parts in new directories Tk64 and auto/Tk64, would a simple use lib 'Tk' versus use lib 'Tk64' be enough to find the corresponding binaries?

Many thanks for your hints!
Hexcoder

In reply to Can 32-bit and 64-bit modules coexist in a working installation? by hexcoder

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